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Category Archives: Meal Plans / Planning

Chicken and Rice Burrito | School Lunches Meal Plan

Back in late June, I was invited to speak at Blossom Birth a non-profit resource center for soon-to-be and current parents located in Palo Alto. I expected to talk mostly about making baby food but found myself fielding questions about school lunches instead. Most parents in attendance had school-age children and were faced with the…

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Dirty Pesto Shrimp | “A Week’s Worth of Pesto Uses” Meal Plan

You’ll be seeing a lot more meal plans on Cook Smarts in the near future including a newsletter launch in the fall. All subscribers to the newsletter will get a meal plan every week in their inbox that’ll be peppered with cooking know-how, tips, and suggestions. There won’t be anything fancy in the menu –…

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BBQ Baked Salmon and Almond Green Beans | “A Week of Shortcut Cheat Meals” Meal Plan

There have been no shortage of highlights since starting Cook Smarts at the beginning of this year. If I had to pick just one though, it’d have to be getting to meet so many wonderful moms and getting a real sneak peek into their lives in the kitchen. While everyone is at their own individual cooking level,…

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Farro + Black Beans + Corn | 3 Ingredients / 3 Ways

It’s been about four and a half months since I gave my first Cook Smarts cooking lesson. One of our biggest discoveries is regardless of how proficient the client is in the kitchen, meal planning and feeling “stuck” in a rut is pretty much a common problem across the board. It’s not a surprise. We spend…

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